Tigers plan to stick to what they know in preparing for Class 2 state final four appearance

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | March 12, 2025
Canton boys basketball coach Dalton Armontrout gives instructions during Monday's practice at Charles Field House on the Culver-Stockton College campus as the Tigers prepare to play at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Class 2 state semifinals at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

CANTON, Mo. — Whatever you want to call it — superstition, continuity, routine — it has worked. The Canton boys basketball team hasn’t changed anything about its approach, from the pregame meal to coach Dalton Armontrout’s outfit to the mode of transportation, during its run to the Class 2 state semifinals. “It’s important just to…

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Crim: Tigers head to loaded Class 2 final four at Mizzou Arena looking to ‘make a name for ourselves’

By Don Crim, Sports Columnist | March 10, 2025
The Canton boys basketball team's postgame celebration following last Friday's Class 2 state quarterfinal victory over Harrisburg was filled with emotion as the Tigers earned the third trip to the final four in program history. | Photo courtesy Brittany Welker

CANTON, Mo. — After accepting congratulatory handshakes and hugs and posing for pictures with teammates and fans, Preston Brewer finally felt the enormity of the moment. While trying to describe the physical pounding he took from relentless Harrisburg defenders for 32 minutes in Friday night’s Missouri Class 2 quarterfinal victory on his home court, he…

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